BCN-12 Tokyo’s Nikkei index recovers to quarter-century high in 2017

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Tokyo’s Nikkei index recovers to quarter-century high in 2017

TOKYO, Dec 29, 2017 (BSS/AFP) – Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index ended Friday
fractionally lower but finished the year at a quarter-century high thanks to
record rallies on Wall Street and brisk results from Japan Inc.

The bellweather index surged 19.1 percent from a year earlier to
22,764.94, the sixth straight annual gain, rising to levels last seen in
1992.

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